Woman seriously hurt in bicycle collision near Brimfield flea market

BRIMFIELD — A Chicopee woman suffered a serious arm injury when she and a man collided on their BMX-style stunt bicycles along the side of Route 20 on Sunday.

The accident happened about 6:30 p.m.

Brimfield Police Chief Charles T. Kuss said the pair, both vendors at the Brimfield Outdoor Antiques Shows, were riding on Route 20 near Mill Lane Road on the south side of the street. They were headed east when a large truck approached.

A 45-year-old female bicyclist moved over in an attempt to stay out of the travel lane, and her bike collided with that of a 47-year-old man. Her arm became entangled in the bike and broke.

"She was very severely injured," Chief Kuss said, adding that the woman also had cuts and scrapes.

A Life Flight Helicopter landed at May's Field and took her to the University of Massachusetts Medical Center — University Campus in Worcester for treatment.

The man was taken by ambulance to Wing Memorial Hospital in Palmer with non-life-threatening injuries, including serious scrapes. Neither of the victims was wearing a helmet, although the law does not require them to be worn by adults.

Police said the Brimfield Outdoor Antiques Shows were winding down when the accident happened.